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... area since the late 1700's early 1800's to help protect Beaufort and the sound but none lasted due to the construction material and the weather conditions. Then around 1826 the US Army Corp of Engineers began building the current Ft. Macon and to make it last they had to use bricks (9.2 million) and mortar but when they finished, due to the economy, they didn't put troops there A caretaker lived ...

... up closing the place down. When we were getting ready to leave, it was pouring down the rain. We talked about a cab but figured by the time the cab got there, if one came, we could already be at the hotel so we headed out. By the time we got there, we were all soaked, rain dripping off our heads wet. We all were laughing pretty hard by the time we got to the hotel. Thank goodness it was a long overnight so I could hang my clothes up to dry ...

... through the bridge. Some mild panic resulted as the various boats scrambled to stay out of the way. Further along the southbound boats simply moved aside until the barge passed while others asked the tug captain what their move to avoid him should be. The captain's response was usually something along the line of "stay out from in front of me" and "just don't run into me," both of which seemed pretty obvious.

... Wrightsvile Beach) after dark after negotiating a rather tricky channel from the ICW. Anchoring in the dark with a relatively inexperienced crew didn't sound too enjoyable so I elected to pay for a slip here. There's a side story here I won't bore you with but the upshot is that I'll pick up a hearing aid in Wrightsville Beach that died earlier on this trip and was sent here for repair. ...

... flooded, but I did see a couple of egrets hunting fish in the shallow water. Then I headed back and Sandy and I took down the sunshade and headed back to our site. I went for one more swim in the ocean. It was yellow-flag conditions today and the waves were a bit stronger. I enjoy getting knocked around by the waves some so I swam for a bit and then got out. Sandy and I finished taking breaking down our campsite and met ...